As expected Obama won Oregon's Democrat primary. With 86 percent of the precincts reporting Obama is ahead of Hillary by 16 points, 58-42 percent.
Obama's substantial margin of victory in Oregon pales in comparison to the thumpin' Hillary gave him in Kentucky.
It becomes more clear with each contest that neither Hillary nor Obama will reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. The race for the Democrats' nomination will be decided by the the 200 or so unelected superdelegates who remain uncommitted.
In the following Video, Chris Matthews and company discuss the fact that party elites will decide the whether Hillary or Obama will challenge McCain for the presidency:
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